Baby Cards

My friend, CHERYL, donates many cards that she makes to a thrift store that she volunteers at, where they sell very well. She mentioned a bit ago that baby cards really sell fast and she had to make more. So, I made these cards to give to her, along with several more cards that I have made. All of these cards except the last one are made with images from Gina K. They were stamped, colored (or paper-pieced), die-cut and popped up.

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February Calendar Page

February already!!  Here is the newest calendar page. I used an old wooden stamp from Hook, Line and Inker. I stamped on various patterned papers and then cut out the hearts and adhered them. I matted with a different patterned paper.

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Sending Hugs

More card parts panels. They were already paper-pieced. I just added the sentiment and did a little coloring. Then added some matting.

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Paper-Pieced Kites

Two more cards that were "finished" on my retreat. I rarely make a card without a sentiment, but I figured these could either be used as notecards or a sentiment could be added at a later date. These pieces were in my card parts book and I don't know who made the stamps.

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March Calendar Page

And we have flown into another month! Here is my page for March. The kite was printed using clip art and paper pieced. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. I sponged a little ink around the edges for more defintion of the panel. Happy March to you all!

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Baby Boy

Our nephew just had a baby boy last Sunday. Here is the card I made for them. The baby, rubber duckie and bottle were cut from white with a very old, unused Cuttlebug die. I colored them with Copics and then paper-pieced the baby's onesie. The ovals were cut with Nestabilities. The oval, duckie and bottle are mounted on foam squares.

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August Calendar Page

August has somehow rolled around, so here is my calendar page for the month. I paper-pieced the triple-scoop ice cream cone and colored the "drips." I used patterned paper for the background. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions.

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Birthday Ferns

Sometimes I just look through my stamps and pick out a set to use. For today's card, I had pulled out an old rubber stamp set from Gina K. I stamped the ferns directly on the image panel. I stamped the vase on a piece of patterned paper and cut it out and popped it up on foam squares. I used a light gray Copic markers for the shadow under the vase. The dark green matting was embossed with a Cuttlebug border folder, and I also added a couple scored lines. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

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April Calendar Page ... and an Updated Card

My April calendar page. The image is some clip art I found on-line. I paper-pieced the umbrella and did a tiny bit of coloring with Copic markers. I added a line around the edge of the image panel, also with a Copic marker.

I shared this card a few days ago (Wednesday, March 24), but I have updated it. We are going to give it to our granddaughter, Amelia. She turned eleven on Monday. I added doodles to each of the letters and I like it a lot better! :)

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Ornament on Bough

I love the stamps in this Inkadinkado set. I think I had only used one of them before. The sentiment is from a set from Momenta. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and added Diamond Glaze to the ornament.

The sentiment on this one was in with my card parts. It was gold embossed on vellum. I added a bit of green ink sponged on the back, and also cut a piece of white to place underneath it. I added the brad and mounted on foam squares. I stamped the image on some gold shimmery paper and cut out the ornament to add to the panel. I matted with the same shimmery gold paper.

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Curious Kitty

This card part was already stamped, paper-pieced and matted - ready for a card. (I'm pretty sure it had already been on a card which never got used and never would be used, so it was removed and repurposed!) The stamp is from Repeat Impressions. I used patterned paper to piece the cat and perhaps a paper sack to piece the bag. I had also added a foam square under the top of the bag for dimension. I still didn't know how to use this image so I asked for help from my husband. :) This was his suggestion. I just hand-wrote the words on the front, and the inside says, "how ya doin'?"

This is the last card using up my "loose" card parts!! Hurray!! That doesn't mean I don't have any more card parts, but they are all organized and SHOULD be much easier to use now. Thanks for bearing with me through this:)

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August Calendar Page

For this page, I used Repeat Impressions stamps - both the ice cream cone and the sentiment. I stamped the images on "mottled" paper and cut them all out. The patterned paper is from a Recollections matstack. I cut the circle out of the patterned paper and stamped the sentiment directly on the calendar page, to save layers.

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Boy and Girl Onesies

These two cute little onesies were in with my card parts. They had been stamped on patterned paper and cut out. I used Copics to color the snaps and the trim pieces. I found a sentiment stamp that I liked and stamped it with matching inks. I used a Copic marker to add the edging. The background was in my parts, too, but not from very long ago - just last fall, I believe. Possibly even this spring - pre-pandemic!

Same thing, but I used an ink pad around the edge of this sentiment panel. The background is from an old Die Cuts With a View matstack.

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Baby Boy

We had a drive-by baby shower last Saturday, and this is the card I made for it. The cute little teddy bear is from Inkadinkado. I paper-pieced his onesie and colored with Copics. The sentiment is from a Studio G dollar stamp set from a LONG time ago. The sentiment and the image panel are both mounted on foam squares. The background paper is from Die Cuts With a View.

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Paper-Pieced Flowers

More paper-piecing on this card. I stamped and heat-embossed the floral image onto patterned paper and then I used four different patterns of the purple cardstock for the flowers. I cut the flowers out and added a bit of purple ink around the edges. I also used Copic markers to color the leaves and stems.

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Paper-Pieced Trees

Hey, finally a card that does not use pre-made card parts! LOL!

I used Gina K stamps on this card. The trees are paper-pieced with Bo Bonny patterned paper. The image panel is mounted on foam squares. The stamping is all heat embossed with black ink and clear embossing powder.

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Anniversary Celebrations

Paper piecing! I haven't done this for quite a while. I stamped the flowers and leaves on patterned paper and cut them all out. I added embellishments for the flower centers and popped the flowers up on foam squares. I added the leaves directly to the patterned paper layer. The flowers are from a new-to-me unbranded set and the sentiment is from Maya Road. Oh, and I drew in the stems with a fine point black marker.

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"Card Parts" Cards

I've had bits and pieces of time to spend in my stamping room the last couple of weeks. (Yesterday I had nearly the whole day, though, spending it with a friend!) I've mostly spent that time trying to make use of the pieces I salvaged from older cards. Here are the cards that I've made with those card parts. I only have a couple small parts left to use.

For this first card, the whole main panel was done. The treats are one stamp from Repeat Impressions. I had paper-pieced the sweets using kraft, brown, ivory and pink textured papers. I mounted the panel on foam squares. I used a kraft card base. The dotted pink paper is from Bo Bunny.

This card uses two of the parts - the entire card base with matted embossed panel and the flower/heart piece. The image is from Inkadinkado (I think), is colored with Copics, and has an enamel dot for the flower center. The sentiment is from Darcie's and is mounted on foam squares. I also added Wink of Stella to the image.

The re-used part on this card is the bottom panel. It was stamped with a wheel from Stampin' Up! and matted with matching cardstock. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, stamped with the same ink and matted with the same cardstock as the patterned panel. It is mounted on foam squares.

The recycled piece here is the cardbase and embossed, matted panel. It had been embossed with an embossing plate. The image and sentiment are from a set from Recollections, colored with Copics.

The card part here is, again, the cardbase - this time with the matted patterned paper. It is matted with silver and black. I added an image panel to it - stamped with a Technique Tuesday stamp, colored slightly with Copics, and matted with silver and black to match the card base panel.

Once again, I reused the card base. I had made the patterned cardstock using a Stampin' Up! stamp. Then I used a piece of patterned paper from a Paper Studio matstack and added a die-cut sentiment.

One last card for today. I had made this "patterned cardstock" and put it on a cardbase and I reused it for this card by simply adding the sentiment from Papertrey Ink. I believe the way I had made the pattern is by covering an entire piece with Distress Ink and then stamping with a background stamp misted with water, which removed some of the ink. (So, the lighter areas are where I stamped.)

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August Calendar Page

Wow - it's August!! :)

Here is my calendar page for this month. The picnic basket with blanket stamp is from My Favorite Things, as is the sentiment. I paperpieced the blanket with paper from an ancient Die Cuts With a View matstack. (The very first matstack I ever bought!) I colored the basket with Copics markers and sponged ink around the edges.

I'm doing horribly with my calendars so far this year:( I try to do them a year ahead (doing January of 2018 in January of 2017, etc.) but so far I have only done January and February. One of these days I need to get moving on them!

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Happy Anniversary, Vicki and Gary!

I made this card for my friend, Vicki's, anniversary. Have a great day, Vicki!

I used a Gina K stamp for the owls. I paper-pieced them using four different patterns of paper, plus white for the eyes and beaks, then colored the eyes and beaks. The sentiment is from a Bo Bunny set.

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